Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin and Taliesin West - Kathryn Smith|Judith Bromley

Taliesin and Taliesin West are world renowned landmarks of 20th century architecture. Taliesin, a house, studio, and farm built in 1911 in rural Wisconsin, embodied both Wright's frontier spirit and his cosmopolitan tastes. Taliesin West, constructed just over 25 years later in the Arizona desert, was the culmination of Wright's ideas on the integration of architecture and landscape.;This volume provides an introduction to the architecture, interiors, art collection, garden, decorative arts, furniture, and graphic design of the two studio-residences. Texts offer historical background on Wright and the evolution of the two properties, and each building is illustrated on the exterior and room by room. Also featured are archival images of Wright, drawings and plans, and a chapter on Oak Park Home and Studio, Wright's first home. A highlight is the chapter on Wright's Asian art collection, at one time reputed to be among the largest and finest in the United States.